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OniMun posted an update in the group Airbrush and Gunpla! 7 years, 9 months ago
Would anyone happen to know what metallic paints could be used to achieve this finish? I have been researching and I seem to cannot find any concrete information on achieving the exact or near exact color.Also I am NOT going for a titanium finish. I want the metallic finish because, I think the sparkly glitter effect goes great with the Gundam 00 Gundams.
Any information would be helpful, thank you!
seems like it’s basically chrome-silver/silver/aluminum for everything and coated with clear blue, clear yellow and clear red for the colored parts. i would say choose the silver/metal tone you like and how grainy the metallic pieces are for more sparkle (or less). you’ll find that some metallic paints have very fine flakes that becomes smooth and some others have bigger flakes that results in a rougher finish which you can always smooth out with clear coat.
these are Tamiya acrylics: left is Titanium Silver and right is Chrome Silver
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/raizen/Gundam%20WIPS%20and%20more/1C8266F5-F9C6-404D-B0B3-C85909744242_zpswlxrgdi0.jpg
Tamiya clear blue over chrome silver vs plain Titanium Silver:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/raizen/Gundam%20WIPS%20and%20more/408517F1-1668-4F99-8F19-71354C1A397B_zpseikezda0.jpg
To be honest, I think the white parts are coated with Tamiya Silver Leaf spray cans. Never used them, but all the pictures I see on the net shows that there are no visible metallic flakes in the paint, and to me the silvered white parts show no metallic flakes. Could be the resolution of my screen….
The blue seems to be the Tamiya Metallic Blue spray cans, and the red a Tamiya Metallic Red spray can, since those show flakes when sprayed. Of course, I could be dearly mistaking as the picture above seems very accurate to the color on the Exia, but I’m almost positive about the silver.
Isn’t there any way you could get in contact with the builder of the model?
I hope you do find the colors you are looking for. Good luck!
I agree with the white silver parts. They’re smooth on the model with no visible flakes. It’s closer to the non-buffing Aluminum Metalizer I use from Testors. Grey parts like the round ones (condenser caps on knees, ankles, and thighs) do seem to have visible flakes however, just like the Tamiya Chrome Silver. The thrusters are painted with Aluminum Metalizer:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v417/raizen/Gundam%20WIPS%20and%20more/8BE05A37-C3C7-4634-A0B5-AA51F3C01A80_zpsviu9c4j1_1.jpg
Would you happen to know if Mr Metallic Color Gx is lacquer based?
Would you happen to know if Mr Metallic Color Gx is lacquer based?